Regimental number | 3098 |
Place of birth | Wallsend, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Blacksmith |
Address | Hope Street, Plattsburg, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 4.25" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, R. Oliver, Hope Street, Plattsburg, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 3.5 years in the Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 56th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Bancourt British Cemetery (Plot V, Row H, Grave No. 10), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 162 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Rotunda, Wallsend (plaque): 'One of the best Australia could send,/Respected by all his faithful friends.' Parents: Richard and Sarah OLIVER. Native of Wallsend, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Joined Bn, Tel el Kebir, 21 January 1916. Transferred to 56th Bn, 13 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 16 September 1916. Killed in action, 2 December 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, OLIVER Leslie |